Improved machine for printing carpets



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Leners Patent No. 95,777, zama 00am 12,1869.

IMPRovED MACHINE ron PRINTING CARPETS.

The Schedule referred to Ain these Letters Patent and making part of the lame.

To all lwhom it may con-cern:

Beit known that I, THOMAS CossLeY, of Bridgeport, in the county of lFairfield, and State of Gonnecticut, have invented a new andtuseful Machine for Printing Carpets; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the anuexeddrawings, making part of vthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is. an end View of the machine, showing -the table upon which the carpet is to be placed, the

block or form, and the car for moving the same horizontally, and which -support-s the form while being inked or supplied with coloring-matter.

` Figure 2 is a' plan'view of the table, car, and thetrack upon which it runs.

Figure 3 is a sectional' elevation of the car, showing the platen for inking or coloring' the ty'pc, and the manner of raising and lowering the same, together with the means of,- adjusting the blocks. v

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures. p

Carpet-printiug, as at present practised, requires lthat the blocks or forni in which. they are placed, or

to which they are secured, should bsoperated entirely by the hand of the artist, and, as a. consequence, greatl care and the lapse of a considerable space ot tune. are necessary in placing the blocks, upon each movement thereof, in order that the lines of the different colors in the figures may correspond.

The great exactuess required, inorder that perfect work may be done, has necessitated the employment of skilled,'and, consequently, of high-priced laborers, which' fact has very much enhanced the costof the article produced. v

,'The object of the inventor of this device is to facilitate the printing of carpets, and other articles of a similar character, and thus to reduce their cost to he manufacturer and to the public; and, to this en y The inventionv consists in providing a machine ,for that purpose, in which the following-named elcnxeuts shall be combined: A table or platformupon which thc fabric is to he spread, to receive the impression of theblocks; a lever, or other equivalent means, for raising the blocks, or the form to which they are attached; guides,for determining the exact position of such blocks, .or forin, while making its impressions; anda movable car or plaform for moving the blocks or form horizontally; an

'The invention further consists inthe combination and arrangement of the various parts ofthe machine, as will be more fully described hereinafter..Y

To enable those'skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to dcscribc'its construction -and operation.

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A, in the drawings, represents a table or platform,

which is to be supplied with logs, to raise it to the.

proper height.

Near the rear sido of this table, a groove is to be formed, as shown in figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

To the front edge of thisgroove, but pointing rearward, projecting, sharp-)minted pins are tolle secured, to whiclrto attach the edge ot' the fabric to he printed, which pins 'are shown at b;

From this point, the fabricl is to be carried t0 the. front edge of the table, on which it is to be spread evenly, and-wherc it may be secured by :mother row of pins or points, if found necessary.

B represent-s a form, to tlul under side of which the blocks may be attached.

These blocks have raised upon therlower surfaces the forms of -the figures which it is desirable to print upon the fabric, which is placed uponthetable.

B' B' represent bars of metal, which are to be sccul'cdtothe upper surface. ofthe forms, over the edges of which 'they project for a distance suiticielit to enable them to enter'guidcs u, which are secured in a-groovc formed -in the frear edge of the table A.

Thesebars or guides are tofbe so arranged that they will direct the blocks or form to the exact point upon the fabric where it is necessary to print the' characters or igureaand they serve to insure the proper placing of such figures without the lapse of any considerable space of time, and thus enable the artist to printa great number of figures with precision, in the time usuallyrequired for placing the blocks.

To the upper surface of the form B, there is to he secured a stud or pin,'the upper end of which is to otherwise prepared, to receive the lower end of a chain, C, which extends from it to, and is connected with a sector, C', so that -as the lever or handle upon its outer end is borne down, said chain will be carried upward, its links bearing upon the face of the sector, and thus raise thc form B, whenever it is desirable to change its' position upon the fabric to be printed. K

I) represents a device, to the lower end of which the sector is pivoted, while its upper end is to be provided with a staple or yoke, to embrace the arm of crane E, soon to be described.

This device is so arranged that it may he placed in any desired position upon the crane, and held there by means of a pill which vpasses through both, a series of holes being provided for that purpose.

E represents a crane which is to he secured toa car, which is arranged to run upon rails laid or formed in a line parallel with the table A.

This crane may be constructed as shown in fig. 1, or in anyothcr' approved manner, its object belevers, by which they are operated.

ing to carry the form B'. from the position in-which it is used for' printing, as shown in fig. l, to its position over' or upon thc car, where it receives the ink or cohin'ing-matter for the next impression,

and from the last-named position back to its original ,f rest upon rails, which ar'e so arranged that said vcar' can be moved in a line parallel with the inner edge of table A, and fora distance equalto the whole length of such table, in or'dcr that the forur or block may be used for giving an impression upon the fabric.

on anyportion or' such table, while said for'rn is snspended from the crane, or, rather, so tha-t such forrn 'may be taken up from any point where it `has been4 used to make an irrrpr'ession, and carried to any other point of the table.

F1. F1 represent bars -or rods, of metal, which extend across the upper portion of the car, F, they being provided with holes near their ends for the reception of bolts or screws F, by which they can he raised or lowered atpleasul'e.

The otlice of these bars is to receive between them the form B, and upon their` upper' surfaces the guides l', when the form is swung around upon the car for' the purpose of receiving a fresh supply of coloringmatter, the screws Fbeing for the purpose of leveling such form, or for" so arranging it, that when it is desirable to have one portion of it press harder upon the inking or coloring-surface .than another, it can be done by screwing. one or morel of the screws further' into the car', a'nd thus permitting such portieri to press `harder upon such surface than it docs upon the other port-ions. l

G represents a table or platen, which is to be of suitable thickness to sustain the parts which are seeur'edtdit, and ofsuch dimensions otherwise as to-fit the inner surface of the ear F, but so as to move freely up and down therein,

The upper surface of this platen should be covered with some elastic substance, such as rnbber,..whieh should -be provided with a ange, to prevent the coloring-matter fi'om being wasted.

'lhe upper surface of this elastic materialshould be covered with felting, or other vkind of cloth, to receive and transfer the coloring-matter to the block.

'lo the under side of this platen, a shaftY or col'- umn is to be secured vwhich is to slide through suitable guides secured to -the inner surface of the ear, and so arranged as to secure the shaft in a vertical position, and thus insure the proper working of the platen.

G*Y Gl represent a series of toggle-levers, the upper ends of which are secured to the lower surihce of the platen, from which point they extend downward `for about one-half of their length, where a joint is formed, and at which point they are' jointed to a lseries of The lower ends of these toggles are secured to the corners of the cnr, orto blocks placed thereon, for their reception. i

G G represent levers, or treadles, which are pivoted to the sides of the car through' which they extend, their outer ends being supplied with a pad, upon whichl to place the foot of the operator' in 'raising the platen.

The lower ends of these levers are connected, by

'links G, to a cross-head upon the lower end of shaft G, so that as their outer ends are bor'rre down, the shaft and platen are raised.-

G3 G represent a, series of connecting-rods, which extend from the joints iu the toggle-levers to which fsa-m they are connected, to and connect with a/-cr'oss-head upon the lower portion of shaft Gof the platen, which as the' power is applied to the' treadles G, to raise the shaft fG, a suitable amount of pressure shall be applied vtotire corners or' the platen, as well as to its centre.

In some cases, I propose to place, between the upper ends of the toggle-joint and the lower surface of thc platen, springs, so that in cases where itmay be desirable to have a greater pressure upon one-portionpf the block or form'than there is upon another', one or nrore of such springs willyield, and thus permit such a'result to ne produced.

Some of the advantages. due to this machine may be enumerated as follows:

First, it permits the use of a much larger form or block,- say four times the size of those used in handprinting, which insures a more even distribution of the colors, and avoids the st raight'ines made by joinirr'gthe impressions when-made by small figures or blocks.,

Secondly; by the use of the large. forms or blocks lthose used in hand-printiog can be executed.'

Thirdly, in consequence of the size of the forms or blocks, and of the increased facility inhandling and placing them', about four times as much printing can be done in a given length of time as by the handpr'ocess.

Fourthly, in consequence of the provisions for always guiding the blocks or forms to the exact position which it is desired to have-them occupy upo'n the fabric to be printed, cheaper' labor' may be profitably employed than 'could be done previously.

Fitthiy, high type, in the printing of some patterns, may be used with' advantage, their additional weight being no4 objection, because of `the .facilities for handling them, thus insuring the preservation of. the depressed partsof the block from contact with the sieve orfelt containing the coloring-matter..

Having thus described my invention,

W hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters I atf ent, is-

` 1. A machine for printing carpets, and other fabrics, combiningin its construction a table or platform", upon which the fabric is ,to be spread' while receiving the iurpr'essions of the block`s7f-a lever,'or other equivalent mechanism, for raisipg tle` blocks; guides for determining the exact-position of such blocks while rnakingits impression; and mechanism they occupy when making theirirnpr'essions, tothat which they occupy when receiving the ink or coloring-matter, substantially as and for the purposel set forth. 2; The. combination and arrangement of the table. A block or `forni B, sector-lever 0', device 1), cranev 1 ),and car' F, substantially as and 'for the purpose set orth.A

3; The arrangement ofthe 'car F and crane E, vwith, reference to the table or platform A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination and arrangement of 'the levers o'r rods El, screws F, car F, and platen-G, substam: tially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. T he combination and arrangement of the platen G, tog fle-levers G, connecting-rods G, and treadle'- eve'rs G?, substantially as and for the .purpose vset orth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: THOMAS OROSSLEY.

B. Enw. J. Eins,

(l. F. CLAnseN.

is provided with a collar for itto rest upon, so that which this inventionl enables the Voperator to use, a.' design having four times the extent and variety of for removing the blocks fromA the position which4 

